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Main Author: Hirotsu, Takashi
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20190
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author Hirotsu, Takashi
author_facet Hirotsu, Takashi
contents Let $n,$ $m \geq 2$ be integers, and let $R$ be a subring of $\mathbb R$ with field of fractions $F.$ In this article, we generalize the rational angle bisection problem previously proposed by the author to the following problem: which linearly independent vectors $\boldsymbol{a},$ $\boldsymbol{b} \in R^n$ form an angle with a sequence of $m$-sector vectors lying in $R^n$? When $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}$ are nonorthogonal, we prove that this condition is equivalent to the existence of a root in $F$ of a certain $m$-th degree polynomial over $R.$ In particular, when $R = \mathbb Z,$ the condition holds if and only if the polynomial has a root among the divisors of its constant term. When $m = 2^e$ with an integer $e \geq 1,$ we also prove that the condition is equivalent to $\cos (θ/2^{e-1}) \in F,$ where $θ$ is the angle between $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}.$
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spellingShingle Algebraic Characterizations of Angle Multisections over Rings
Hirotsu, Takashi
Number Theory
Metric Geometry
11C08 (Primary) 51N20, 51M16 (Secondary)
Let $n,$ $m \geq 2$ be integers, and let $R$ be a subring of $\mathbb R$ with field of fractions $F.$ In this article, we generalize the rational angle bisection problem previously proposed by the author to the following problem: which linearly independent vectors $\boldsymbol{a},$ $\boldsymbol{b} \in R^n$ form an angle with a sequence of $m$-sector vectors lying in $R^n$? When $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}$ are nonorthogonal, we prove that this condition is equivalent to the existence of a root in $F$ of a certain $m$-th degree polynomial over $R.$ In particular, when $R = \mathbb Z,$ the condition holds if and only if the polynomial has a root among the divisors of its constant term. When $m = 2^e$ with an integer $e \geq 1,$ we also prove that the condition is equivalent to $\cos (θ/2^{e-1}) \in F,$ where $θ$ is the angle between $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}.$
title Algebraic Characterizations of Angle Multisections over Rings
topic Number Theory
Metric Geometry
11C08 (Primary) 51N20, 51M16 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20190